Édouard Geffray

A protester holds a French flag behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain during a blockade of Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions

Protests by French high school students over poor conditions turned violent in parts of the country on Tuesday, with nearly 500 people arrested and President Emmanuel Macron calling an emergency meeting with senior officials

Teenager has hand ripped off by police grenade during France riots

A 15-year-old student had their hand blown off after picking up a stun grenade used by police in a violent protest this week

Critics have meanwhile accused some police of heavy-handed force against protesters, who are legally still children

Hundreds of French schools close amid violent protests

The French education minister will meet with unions to prevent further riots after hundreds of young people have been arrested across France

French teenagers on Tuesday set fire to rubbish bins and threw projectiles at police who responded with batons and tear gas, with hundreds detained across the country over the blockades and protests demanding better conditions at schools

Technology has made information faster and easier to access, but educators say that students still need the patience and skills to understand, question and evaluate what they come across online

The legislation is one of the final major measures adopted under Emmanuel Macron’s presidency before he leaves office next year